timesofmalta.com newsletter - 19 Apr 2018

Copyright © 2018 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Thursday, 19 Apr 2018 [Times of Malta]( [Times of Malta]( National - [PA backs six-storey block next to nature reserve]( The Planning Authority has approved a six-storey apartment block overlooking the Simar nature reserve in Xemxija, despite concerns over its effect on the protected bird sanctuary. The approved development, in Triq il-Pwales, is to replace an... - [None of those mentioned by Caruana Galizia were ‘interrogated’]( None of those mentioned in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s blogs were interrogated by the police after her murder, the Times of Malta was told. Police sources said Wednesday the only people questioned were the ones arrested as part of a nationwide raid... - ['Straight out of Mafia film', Busuttil says after police call]( Former Opposition leader Simon Busuttil is expected to be questioned by the police on Thursday about the use of his car when posters calling for justice were put up to mark six months since Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder. Dr Busuttil was... - [Schoolchildren lacking lunch getting "substantial" government support]( The government has “invested considerably” in social support for students turning up in class without food, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo insists. Times of Malta has reported that teachers are resorting to storing extra food in their desk... - [Today's front pages: April 19, 2018]( The Times of Malta continues with another of the Daphne Project revelations, this time about payments of $1.6 million to a Dubai-based company called 17 Black. It also carries a story about the fact that none of the people named by the murdered... World news - [Knife crime must be fought by using 'stop and search' - Boris Johnson]( Boris Johnson has called for an increased use of stop and search powers to combat knife crime. The British Foreign Secretary insisted police had to "come down like a ton of bricks" on gang leaders as he warned against "going soft". Mr Johnson said... - [Puerto Rico hit by island-wide power blackout]( A power line failure in southern Puerto Rico cut electricity to almost all 3.4 million residents on Wednesday, the latest in a string of operational and political headaches for the US territory's bankrupt, storm-ravaged power utility. In a... - [Facebook's Zuckerberg under pressure to face EU lawmakers]( Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg came under pressure from EU lawmakers on Wednesday to come to Europe and shed light on the data breach involving Cambridge Analytica that affected nearly three million Europeans. The world's largest... - [Turkey's Erdogan calls snap presidential elections]( Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called a snap presidential and parliamentary election on June 24, more than a year earlier than planned, saying the country urgently needed to make the switch to an executive presidency. Bringing the elections... - [Castro's successor seen as unlikely to bring sweeping change to Cuba]( The man likely to become Cuba's next president is from a younger generation of leaders and has advocated modernising the island but he is also a longtime Communist Party apparatchik who is not expected to push for sweeping political change. Miguel... Opinion - [Search of idyllic Malta - Saadun Suayeh]( On a warm autumn morning last year, I was sitting in a little, side street Valletta café, sipping a latte, with a Maltese friend of mine,... - [Daphne, real and unreal - Ranier Fsadni]( Remember the time Daphne Caruana Galizia wrote: “My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any... - [Establishing a blockchain hub - Dennis Avorin]( When in February Malta presented a policy document drafted for the purpose of introducing blockchain regulation and the creation of the... - [Unconditional healthcare - Claire Axiak]( Now that our country is considered a trailblazer in the field of LGBTIQ rights throughout Europe and beyond, the next steps have been... - [Stalin’s Holodomor - Martin Scicluna]( I hope Russia’s Ambassador, Vladimir Malygin, will bear with me for returning to the subject of Ukraine’s recent history. I have been... Letters - [The IVF Bill]( As an ordinary citizen, I beg the President to refuse to give her assent to the IVF Bill when it is given third reading in... - [Traffic fatalities]( I wonder whether the increased rate of road fatalities, as recently reported, has anything to do with the appalling state of many of our... - [Victoria ‘disaster’]( The small stretch of ‘cobbled’ road in Victoria’s main square, from St James church to Sabina Square, is a complete disaster. Subsiding... - [What censorship?]( Michael Briguglio sought to belittle the Front Against Censorship by calling it a “front for censorship” in an article bearing the same... - [Disinformation]( I enjoyed the well-written article by Martin Scicluna entitled ‘Russian disinformation’ but is it not true that, with a few appropriate... Sport - [Ronaldo backheel earns Madrid late draw with Bilbao]( Cristiano Ronaldo's superb backheel late in the game earned Real Madrid a point in a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago... - [PSG stay on course for treble with Cup semi-final win]( Paris St Germain took a big step towards a domestic treble when they reached the French Cup final with a 3-1 win at Caen on... - [Napoli hit back twice to beat Udinese and cut Juve's lead]( Napoli twice came from behind to beat Udinese 4-2 in Serie A on Wednesday and cut Juventus' lead to four points after the Turin side were... - [United bounce back with 2-0 win at Bournemouth]( Manchester United tightened their grip on second place in the Premier League after goals in each half by defender Chris Smalling and... - [Watch: NBA roundup: Pelicans head home up 2-0]( Jrue Holiday scored 33 points and dished out nine assists as the New Orleans Pelicans downed the host Portland Trail Blazers 111-102... Business News - [Stocks near four-week highs]( World equity markets climbed to approach a four-week high yesterday, as investors’ appetite for the riskier asset was boosted by upbeat... - [China’s ZTE may lose Android licence as US market woes grow]( Chinese smartphone maker ZTE Corp’s US woes deepened this week, as regulators proposed new rules that could cut into its sales, while a... - [Shipping movements]( The following ships are expected in Malta: The Fas Dammam from Gemlik to Algiers, the APL Denver from Algeciras to Salerno, and the Asian... - [Annual rate of inflation unchanged]( The annual rate of inflation in March remained at a constant rate of 1.3 per cent, the National Statistics Office said. The 12-month... - [HSBC Malta launches pension plan for its employees]( HSBC Bank Malta has launched a pension plan for its employees in collaboration with the Malta Union of Bank Employees (MUBE). It said... Community - [Announcements - April 19, 2018]( BUSUTTIL. On April 18, at Dar il-Madonna tal-Mellieħa, Josephine, of Mosta, aged 88, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of... - [Valletta through the eyes of schoolchildren]( A collection of almost 40 artworks by Stella Maris College, Gżira students from grades 7 to 10 executed in different media, is currently... - [Bach cello suites at St Francis church]( Considered to be among Bach’s greatest achievements, Bach cello suites are being performed by cellist Lucie Kucharova at the Oratory of... - [Announcements - April 18, 2018]( BUSUTTIL. On April 18, at Dar il-Madonna tal-Mellieħa, Josephine of Mosta, aged 88, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy... - [Watch: 'Instant karma,' motorcyclist says as speeding taxi careens out of control]( A video of a speeding taxi driver crashing through a kerb after driving dangerously in Luqa had Malta's motorcycle community delighting... Blogs - [Daphne's laptop: Why the fuss?]( I am finding it very difficult to find a shred of logic behind the motivation of this sudden “Where is Daphne’s laptop” political... - [The music did not die]( A day after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia six months ago, Times of Malta titled its editorial “the day the music died.”... - [Lest we forget and we be damned]( Six months ago a journalist’s murder shook the world. The world and a few of us, a poor deranged few of us, are still in shock. But on... - [6 things I learnt from the cartoon saga]( A cartoon by Seb Tanti Burlo commenting about the Å»urrieq double-decker bus tragedy in a very brutal manner opened the floodgates of... - [Isn’t incest illegal?]( Malta's Finance Minister declared that the rate of corruption today is no higher than it was in the past. I have no clue how the... Copyright © 2018 Times of Malta Newsletter for Thursday, 19 Apr 2018